Pregnancy
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1.3KIt’s Not What It Looks Like: Reflections on motherhood’s changes, outside and inside
A few summers ago, I had a life-changing experience. I dug my pre-pregnancy clothes out from the back of my closet, deciding...
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2.0KIn Search of Sleep: 8 Strategies for coping with wakeful babies
Whether your baby is a newborn, a few months old, or approaching his 1-year milestone birthday, you’re probably exhausted. Those full nights...
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1.5KA Surgical Birth: Many pregnant women are likely to deliver by cesarean
Pregnant women in the United States have a nearly 1 in 3 chance of having their baby by cesarean section. Given that...
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2.9KNewborn Protection: Preventative care, including shots, safeguards infants against serious conditions
Groups and websites that discourage immunizations are fueling a movement away from vaccines through scare tactics and misleading stories. Like a dangerous...
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1.9KMaking Milk: Breastfeeding is doable but sometimes challenging
If you’re pregnant and considering breastfeeding, it’s useful to gather information before you’ve actually got a hungry baby on your hands. For...
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2.0KIn a Family Way: Love, marriage and babies—with some technical assistance
Carrie and Stacy Portzline-Large were married in September 2012 and soon after began to discuss having a family. They decided to go...
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1.4KDanger Ahead! What to tell our kids about the hazards of life
My daughter grew up. I try not to blame her, as this apparently just happens. Spoiler alert: If you feed kids enough,...
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1.8KGrowing a Family: How one couple coped with infertility
Infertility is an increasingly common problem that affects each woman — and her partner — differently. The physical and emotional stress can...
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1.9KMaking room for ‘Rainbow Babies’: Balancing grief and hope
Allison and Ian Cornue have full lives: Both co-own family businesses, and their Cazenovia home is bustling from the adventures of their...
